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The world's largest island ran over Iceland's volcanic hotspot and has the rocky scar to prove it.

An Australian city has been successfully protected from the mosquito-borne disease, researchers say.

One of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics are awarded at a ceremony in Brazil.

Providing thicker plastic bags for free is worse than pointless. It encourages the same wasteful habits, but with more damaging material. Kim Borg, Doctoral Candidate & Research Officer at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Edwin Ip, Research Fellow, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Modelling to be released in support of National Energy Guarantee will show that wind and solar developments at a standstill for most of next decade.

Researchers are feeding genetically modified crops to farmed salmon to see if it boosts their nutritional value.

Researchers are feeding farmed salmon a genetically modified plant to see if it boosts omega-3 levels.

The Independent Energy Security Board has released the final design of the National Energy Guarantee. The Australian Government has released the final design of the Commonwealth elements of the National Energy Guarantee.

In the first half of 2018, retired capacity has nearly matched newly operating plants and the global pipeline for proposed coal is quickly eroding.

Suburban solar farm opposition suggests they don't belong in residential areas. But what are the planning issues? And are there possible negative impacts?

German automaker warns it may be forced to recall 124,000 electric and hybrid vehicles, due to traces of cadmium in chargers.

The energy industry to collaborate more on the things required to prepare the grid for renewable energy being the dominant source of energy generation.

The new station at Narooma Plaza on the NSW South Coast is equipped with four charging bays which are available to use 24/7.

The world has some 500 million square kilometres of ocean. But just 55 million square kilometres remain untouched by intensive human activities such as fishing. Kendall Jones, PhD candidate, Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Alan Friedlander, Researcher, University of Hawaii Benjamin Halpern, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Caitlin Kuempel, PhD Candidate in Conservation Science, The University of Queensland Carissa Klein, Postdoctoral research fellow in conservation biology, The University of Queensland Hedley Grantham, Research Associate, The University of Queensland Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Nicole Shumway, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Oscar Venter, Associate Professor and FRBC/West Fraser research chair, Ecosystem Science and Management Progam, University of Northern British Columbia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Social media users turn on supermarket giant Coles for "caving in" to "tantrums" over reusable bags.

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The winners of the 2018 Clean Energy Council Awards shine the spotlight on the innovative and engaging projects which are putting regional Australia at the forefront of a technology revolution, along with a pioneer of the solar industry.

WA energy minister flags review of state's solar tariffs, and possible incentives to boost battery uptake, as the rooftop PV market continues to boom.

Several opportunities will still exist for voluntary market participants to develop and sell offsets over the next decade as more global compliance mechanisms come online, according to experts.

Frydenberg says final agreement on NEG may be more than a month away, as Labor watches Coalition in-fighting, with Nationals digging in for coal and Barnaby Joyce saying any shift of emissions burden to the rural sector would be the final straw.